You have to muster a certain amount of belief that you're not making a mistake and you're not a fool. And this means you have to have faith.

Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage.

Art used to be made in the name of faith. We made cathedrals, we made stained-glass windows, we made murals.

Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any time we undertake a creative endeavor, whether this is going to the easel, or the page, or onto the stage - or for that matter, in a homelier way, picking out the right fabric for the kitchen curtains, which is also a creative act.

Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.

If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.